Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE Decreases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF $VCSH

Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE decreased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCSH) by 60.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 26,234 shares of the company’s stock after selling 39,966 shares during the period. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF were worth $2,080,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VCSH. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $252,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 6.4% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 68,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,096 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.5% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 19,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,536,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.4% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 37,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,019,000 after purchasing an additional 1,337 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $78.69 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $78.60 and a 1 year high of $80.26. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $78.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.40.

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.2876 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of investment-grade, fixed-rate corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years. VCSH was launched on Nov 19, 2009 and is managed by Vanguard.